It's De-Lovely

Spent an hour or so on the deck last night.  It was chilly but nice.  The birds were tweeting.  With my binoculars I could watch the eagles on the beach below the house.  The moon was rising.  Spring is in the air!

Cole Porter got the season right:

I feel a sudden urge to sing the kind of ditty that invokes the Spring
So, control your desire to curse while I crucify the verse
This verse I've started seems to me the 'Tin Pan-tithesis' of melody
So to spare you all the pain, I'll skip the darn thing and sing the refrain

The night is young, the skies are clear
And if you want to go walkin', dear
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely

I understand the reason why
You're sentimental, 'cause so am I
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely

You can tell at a glance what a swell night this is for romance
You can hear, dear Mother Nature murmuring low 'Let yourself go'

So please be sweet, my chickadee, and when I kiss ya, just say to me
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's delectable, it's delirious,
It's dilemma, it's de limit, it's deluxe, it's de-lovely

I wandered around the yard - with my resident hounds, of course, and I am READY for spring.  My yard has tons of potential.  And I made a video this morning to show you folks what I've got to work with:

The weather forecast for the rest of the week is quite good.  So...gonna start raking and cleaning-up and otherwise setting the stage for outdoor yard fun.  THIS IS WHY I BOUGHT THIS PLACE!

So there you have it.